Birdwatching in IJsselmeer
Historical bird observations from Friesland.
- species with data
- 270
- GBIF counts
- 7,048,990
- best month
- August
Only bird-location combinations reported in at least 3 calendar months and with at least 5 combined counts are included.
Birds with sufficient data
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis1,613,944 GBIF counts
- Black ShagPhalacrocorax carbo653,807 GBIF counts
- Mute SwanCygnus olor595,516 GBIF counts
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula443,097 GBIF counts
- Black CootFulica atra437,677 GBIF counts
- Big Black-headAythya marila383,235 GBIF counts
- COSTSturnus vulgaris358,629 GBIF counts
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus293,493 GBIF counts
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata180,781 GBIF counts
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope178,900 GBIF counts
- Common CurlewNumenius arquata174,200 GBIF counts
- Domesticated GeeseAnser anser152,222 GBIF counts
- EGPLPluvialis apricaria136,573 GBIF counts
- Green PloverVanellus vanellus121,279 GBIF counts
- COPOAythya ferina108,893 GBIF counts
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons104,157 GBIF counts
- Common TernSterna hirundo89,913 GBIF counts
- GadwallMareca strepera75,918 GBIF counts
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos73,249 GBIF counts
- Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus61,981 GBIF counts
- COSHTadorna tadorna55,098 GBIF counts
- Big fish-duckMergus merganser49,794 GBIF counts
- BrantBranta bernicla48,337 GBIF counts
- Black TernChlidonias niger45,161 GBIF counts
- BTGOLimosa limosa35,799 GBIF counts
- RuffCalidris pugnax33,923 GBIF counts
- Red-crested PochardNetta rufina32,962 GBIF counts
- ButterballBucephala clangula31,439 GBIF counts
- CORETringa totanus19,095 GBIF counts
- Bewic's swanCygnus columbianus17,323 GBIF counts
- BASWHirundo rustica16,244 GBIF counts
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia15,555 GBIF counts
- MEPIAnthus pratensis14,827 GBIF counts
- SmewMergellus albellus14,772 GBIF counts
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus13,242 GBIF counts
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus12,104 GBIF counts
- Fishing DuckMergus serrator11,922 GBIF counts
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia11,789 GBIF counts
- Common JackdawColoeus monedula11,576 GBIF counts
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca11,267 GBIF counts
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea10,713 GBIF counts
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris10,513 GBIF counts
- Common GullLarus canus10,344 GBIF counts
- Great EgretArdea alba9,796 GBIF counts
- Common House SparrowPasser domesticus8,817 GBIF counts
- DunlinCalidris alpina8,107 GBIF counts
- Common PintailAnas acuta8,073 GBIF counts
- C FFringilla coelebs7,981 GBIF counts
- Black-backed GullLarus fuscus7,747 GBIF counts
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea7,511 GBIF counts
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus7,280 GBIF counts
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis6,608 GBIF counts
- Common GreenfinchChloris chloris6,255 GBIF counts
- American EiderSomateria mollissima5,805 GBIF counts
- GRTIParus major5,604 GBIF counts
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus5,471 GBIF counts
- Pied Wagtail and White WagtailMotacilla alba5,263 GBIF counts
- SOTHTurdus philomelos4,964 GBIF counts
- Eurasian GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis4,855 GBIF counts
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone4,549 GBIF counts
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris4,476 GBIF counts
- COSNGallinago gallinago4,316 GBIF counts
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus4,007 GBIF counts
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus3,941 GBIF counts
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta3,928 GBIF counts
- BlackbirdTurdus merula3,646 GBIF counts
- MEGUIchthyaetus melanocephalus3,556 GBIF counts
- Bearded ParrotbillPanurus biarmicus3,410 GBIF counts
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita3,304 GBIF counts
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca3,217 GBIF counts
- BuzzardButeo buteo3,090 GBIF counts
- LIGRTachybaptus ruficollis3,020 GBIF counts
- Common GoldcrestRegulus regulus2,838 GBIF counts
- Brown LinnetLinaria cannabina2,811 GBIF counts
- Pond birdArenaria interpres2,663 GBIF counts
- Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis2,618 GBIF counts
- Continental RobinErithacus rubecula2,575 GBIF counts
- Black SwanCygnus atratus2,509 GBIF counts
- Eurasian SparrowPasser montanus2,455 GBIF counts
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus2,382 GBIF counts
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2,330 GBIF counts
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2,320 GBIF counts
- Black-billed MagpiePica pica2,309 GBIF counts
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2,239 GBIF counts
- Black ScoterMelanitta nigra2,115 GBIF counts
- EUWRTroglodytes troglodytes2,058 GBIF counts
- Japanese Snow FairyAegithalos caudatus2,055 GBIF counts
- Common KnotCalidris canutus1,984 GBIF counts
- Common SiskinSpinus spinus1,893 GBIF counts
- European WheatearOenanthe oenanthe1,823 GBIF counts
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula1,780 GBIF counts
- Grey Sea EagleHaliaeetus albicilla1,690 GBIF counts
- EUMHCircus aeruginosus1,684 GBIF counts
- Acorn JayGarrulus glandarius1,649 GBIF counts
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus1,626 GBIF counts
- RookCorvus frugilegus1,619 GBIF counts
- Common GallinuleGallinula chloropus1,604 GBIF counts
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto1,418 GBIF counts
- Pond BirdCalidris alba1,353 GBIF counts
- Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis1,314 GBIF counts
- BillyPrunella modularis1,153 GBIF counts
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans1,102 GBIF counts
- GSWODendrocopos major1,097 GBIF counts
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla1,035 GBIF counts
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollis964 GBIF counts
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla904 GBIF counts
- Common NuthatchSitta europaea901 GBIF counts
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus680 GBIF counts
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola651 GBIF counts
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis618 GBIF counts
- European White StorkCiconia ciconia590 GBIF counts
- Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis538 GBIF counts
- STTRCerthia brachydactyla530 GBIF counts
- Choto machrangaAlcedo atthis462 GBIF counts
- BitternBotaurus stellaris352 GBIF counts
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros322 GBIF counts
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus316 GBIF counts
- Cat OwlAsio otus281 GBIF counts
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti220 GBIF counts
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes217 GBIF counts
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritus196 GBIF counts
- Horned Wary Ross’ GooseAnser rossii872 GBIF counts
- Chota bokEgretta garzetta181 GBIF counts
- Velvet DuckMelanitta fusca758 GBIF counts
- Blue-headed WagtailMotacilla flava1,238 GBIF counts
- SEWAAcrocephalus schoenobaenus8,086 GBIF counts
- African Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus5,225 GBIF counts
- Common SwiftApus apus4,754 GBIF counts
- BASWRiparia riparia1,829 GBIF counts
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos402 GBIF counts
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus554 GBIF counts
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus176 GBIF counts
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena163 GBIF counts
- Barn OwlTyto alba90 GBIF counts
- Common House-MartinDelichon urbicum8,971 GBIF counts
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus88 GBIF counts
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla386 GBIF counts
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin1,036 GBIF counts
- Bog OwlAsio flammeus209 GBIF counts
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis535 GBIF counts
- European FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus836 GBIF counts
- Duck HawkFalco peregrinus112 GBIF counts
- YLGULarus michahellis59 GBIF counts
- Common PigeonColumba livia160 GBIF counts
- Common WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus263 GBIF counts
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus153 GBIF counts
- Bar-Headed GooseAnser indicus152 GBIF counts
- Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrix53 GBIF counts
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus121 GBIF counts
- Eurasian Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis42 GBIF counts
- Common WhitethroatSylvia communis828 GBIF counts
- Fish HawkPandion haliaetus295 GBIF counts
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica260 GBIF counts
- Lesser WhitethroatSylvia curruca426 GBIF counts
- Blue GooseAnser caerulescens135 GBIF counts
- Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustris667 GBIF counts
- GarganeySpatula querquedula320 GBIF counts
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus318 GBIF counts
- Arctic RedpollAcanthis flammea310 GBIF counts
- Mouse HawkButeo lagopus179 GBIF counts
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola152 GBIF counts
- HEHACircus cyaneus72 GBIF counts
- (southern and northern) guillemotUria aalge118 GBIF counts
- Red KiteMilvus milvus40 GBIF counts
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica65 GBIF counts
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus172 GBIF counts
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra263 GBIF counts
- Eurasian Rock PipitAnthus petrosus140 GBIF counts
- Brown Tree-PipitAnthus trivialis80 GBIF counts
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia132 GBIF counts
- BCNHNycticorax nycticorax131 GBIF counts
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus212 GBIF counts
- Cape-racerGavia stellata122 GBIF counts
- EPFLFicedula hypoleuca113 GBIF counts
- Bullet HawkFalco columbarius67 GBIF counts
- EUHOFalco subbuteo103 GBIF counts
- Mediterranean FlycatcherMuscicapa striata160 GBIF counts
- GRWAMotacilla cinerea55 GBIF counts
- WWBTChlidonias leucopterus144 GBIF counts
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia133 GBIF counts
- EUSESerinus serinus130 GBIF counts
- Coal TitPeriparus ater76 GBIF counts
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus44 GBIF counts
- Barbary DuckCairina moschata38 GBIF counts
- Burgomaster GullLarus hyperboreus217 GBIF counts
- Little TernSternula albifrons51 GBIF counts
- Icterine WarblerHippolais icterina133 GBIF counts
- Inornate WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus357 GBIF counts
- RIOUTurdus torquatus78 GBIF counts
- Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii107 GBIF counts
- Hume's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus humei345 GBIF counts
- Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensis200 GBIF counts
- Black Bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola22 GBIF counts
- RFFAFalco vespertinus163 GBIF counts
- Rock Pipit and Water PipitAnthus spinoletta55 GBIF counts
- Lesser White-fronted GooseAnser erythropus37 GBIF counts
- DovekieAlle alle142 GBIF counts
- COHOUpupa epops161 GBIF counts
- American CrossbillLoxia curvirostra81 GBIF counts
- Willow TitPoecile montanus19 GBIF counts
- EHBUPernis apivorus41 GBIF counts
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius40 GBIF counts
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea54 GBIF counts
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis49 GBIF counts
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola46 GBIF counts
- African/Eurasian Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus43 GBIF counts
- Black-throated WaxwingBombycilla garrulus49 GBIF counts
- Common GannetMorus bassanus23 GBIF counts
- Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus35 GBIF counts
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos58 GBIF counts
- Lemon-rumped WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus95 GBIF counts
- Lapland BuntingCalcarius lapponicus20 GBIF counts
- Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla29 GBIF counts
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus27 GBIF counts
- WOLALullula arborea25 GBIF counts
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris64 GBIF counts
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus61 GBIF counts
- Eurasian WryneckJynx torquilla21 GBIF counts
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides24 GBIF counts
- COCRGrus grus79 GBIF counts
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula26 GBIF counts
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea30 GBIF counts
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicola47 GBIF counts
- DotterelCharadrius morinellus51 GBIF counts
- Eurasian Yellow BuntingEmberiza citrinella13 GBIF counts
- MOHACircus pygargus13 GBIF counts
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis22 GBIF counts
- Razor-billed AukAlca torda25 GBIF counts
- Common Penduline-TitRemiz pendulinus25 GBIF counts
- LISTCalidris minuta23 GBIF counts
- Common LoonGavia immer61 GBIF counts
- Common TreecreeperCerthia familiaris18 GBIF counts
- Great BustardOtis tarda290 GBIF counts
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix16 GBIF counts
- European ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis52 GBIF counts
- Little BuntingEmberiza pusilla21 GBIF counts
- BLSTCiconia nigra20 GBIF counts
- RBSHLanius collurio23 GBIF counts
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua12 GBIF counts
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris10 GBIF counts
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida10 GBIF counts
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus16 GBIF counts
- American RavenCorvus corax19 GBIF counts
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides110 GBIF counts
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispus14 GBIF counts
- MandarinAix galericulata6 GBIF counts
- BWKIElanus caeruleus13 GBIF counts
- JASNLymnocryptes minimus7 GBIF counts
- GGSHLanius excubitor7 GBIF counts
- African ShelduckTadorna cana6 GBIF counts
- Gull-hunterStercorarius pomarinus6 GBIF counts
- Arctic DiverGavia arctica6 GBIF counts
- American Golden PloverPluvialis dominica25 GBIF counts
- Common Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica11 GBIF counts
- PAHACircus macrourus5 GBIF counts
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana10 GBIF counts
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius18 GBIF counts
- Purple HeronArdea purpurea10 GBIF counts
- Ortolan BuntingEmberiza hortulana17 GBIF counts
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus15 GBIF counts
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi7 GBIF counts
- Common White-eyeAythya nyroca7 GBIF counts
- COQUCoturnix coturnix11 GBIF counts
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima11 GBIF counts
- Great SnipeGallinago media19 GBIF counts
- Black-necked SwanCygnus melancoryphus14 GBIF counts
- Crested LarkGalerida cristata5 GBIF counts
- Eastern White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus5 GBIF counts
- DipperActitis macularius18 GBIF counts
- Buffel-headed DuckBucephala albeola6 GBIF counts
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Data source
Counts are aggregated from open observation data supplied through GBIF. They indicate historical reporting patterns, not guaranteed current presence. Last processed: 28 July 2026.